# Selena vs serena

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Selena
*name · IPA /sɪˈliːnə/ · frequency rank #21,059*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

### serena
*noun · frequency rank #12,323*
Obsolete form of serene (“fine rain from a cloudless sky after sunset”, noun).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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